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BROOM HOLDER. No. 332,818. Patented Dec. 15, 1885.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

OSCAR LUDIVIG, OF EVANSTON, WYOMING TERRITORY.

BROOM-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 332,618, dated December15, 1885.

(No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, OSCAR LUDWIG, of Evanston, in the county of Uintah,and in the Territory of Wyoming, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Broom-Holders; and

r I do hereby declare that the following is a full,

clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanying drawing, in which the figure shows a perspective View of myimproved broom-holder.

The object of my invention is to provide an improved broom-holder; andto this end it consists in the construction, arrangement, andcombination of parts, as hereinafter specified.

In the drawing, A designates the back of the holder, preferably made ofwood, in the shape shown, which is substantially that of the broomhead.From each side of the upper portion of the face of this board two wirearms, B B, curve outward, forward, and then inward. The two arms on eachside are formed of the ends of the same piece of wire 0, which, asshown, at its middle portion is bent into a U form. This U shaped middleportion is adapted to be attached to the back by means of staples D D orother fastenin gs, as desired. From the ends of the arms of this U thewires are curved outward, forward, and then inward over the back A. Thefree ends of the wires, as shown, diverge from each other at or aboutthe angle of divergence of the arms of the U- shaped middle attachingportion.

In practice I bend a wire of the proper length into the shape of a largeU, and then, leaving the central portion straight or unbent, I bend theouter portions of the arms of the U back over the central portion of thewire, so that the arms thus formed will stand above but at some distancefrom such portion. The wire used is of such size that these arms B Bhave some spring to them, so as to be able to accommodate themselvessomewhat to the shape and size of the broom to be held.

At or near the lower end of the back A is fastened the device forreceiving the handle of the broom and supporting the broom-head at thepoint of its attachment to the handle. This consists of a wire like thatof arms B B, formed into the U-shaped attaching portion E, and the armsE E, extending from the ends of said portion outward in a horizontalplane.

These arms E E are, as shown, curved outward from each other and theninward, to properly receive and hold the broomhandle and support the endof the broom-head. The extreme outer ends of the horizontal arms arecurved outward, to facilitate the passage of the broom handle betweenthe arms. The ends of arms B B on opposite sides of the board A arecurved outward and backward for the same purpose, being bent over toform rings or loops, as shown. These ends stand at a sufficient distanceapart to allow of the ready passage of the broom-handle between them.

In use, when the holder has been hung or fastened up in place, thebroom-handle, with the broom-head above the arms B B, is passed betweenthe opposing ends of the arms B B and between the arms E E at the lowerend of the holder. The broom is then brought or allowed to drop downwarduntil the broomhead at or near its point of attachment to the handlerests on the arms E E. These support the broom, while the arms B Bprevent the head from falling or swinging forward.

To remove the broom, the handle is swung forward to carry the broom-headoff of arms E E, and then the broom is simply pulled downward and out.

If desired, the wires, the ends of which form the holding-arms, may befastened to the back or body board by means of woodscrews engaging andholding the Ushaped middle attaching portion of the wires.

Having thus fully set forth the nature and object of my invention, whatI claim is 1. In a broom-holder, the independent side holdingarms formedof the opposite free ends of a single piece of wire attached at or nearits middle point to the holder-back, having its free ends extending overand inward toward the center of the holder-back, substantially as andfor the purpose described.

2. In combination with the main portion or back of a broom-holder, theholders attached to said main portion on opposite sides of its face,which consist each of a single piece of wire, bent at its middle portioninto a U shape, parallel with and attached to the back or main portionof the holder, and having its ends bent to extend over the holder-back,to receive and hold the broom-head, substantially as shown anddescribed.

3. In a broom-holder, the back provided on each side with a pair ofindependent holding- 5 arms formed of the ends of a single piece of wirewhich has its middle portion bent into a U shape, parallel with andfastened to the back, and at its lower end with a support for thebroom-head at or near its attachment to horizontal arms formed of theends of a single piece of wire which has its middlelportion bent to forma U, parallel with and fastened to the holder-back, substantially asshown and described. a

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this26th day of August, 1884. I

OSCAR LUDWIG.

\Vitnesses:

NEWELL BEEMAN, JAS. A. EAKINS.

